Navjot Sidhu loses head over inflation

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Police matched on Monday BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu’s antics to stage a street show that saw his turban being blown off with water cannons, even as the cricketer-turned-politician was detained for a couple of hours.

While Sidhu had procured horses and an elephant to attract public attention for his protest against the spiralling prices, the police had deployed an equal number of water cannons and even mounted them on horses to ensure ample drama in the demonstration.

Just when Sidhu was about to mount a jeep to be pulled by horses with a decked-up elephant in attendance, the police swooped down on him and his supporters preventing them from taking the protest out of the parade ground where they had assembled.

In the melee,  the elephant and horses ran helter-skelter, and the police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the demonstrating crowd.
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